November 12, 2015
Dear Postmaster General Donahue, There are many important people who have been on stamps, but one that has not and should be is Malala Yousafzai. On July 12, 1997, Malala was born in Mingora, Pakistan, located in the Swat Valley. There are many reasons why she should be featured on a stamp, including these three. Malala Yousafzai has fought for the right to have girls go to school. She is the youngest person ever the receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She has also become a role model for girls young and old everywhere.
Malala Yousafzai should be on the stamp because she has fought for the right of girls going to school. On January 15,2009, the rule that girls were not allowed to go to school was set in place by the Taliban.
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Well, Malala also won the Nobel Peace Prize, and spoke up for her rights. She got shot in the head because she spoke so strongly for rights to be able to go to school legally. Yes, she did write a blog under an anonymous name, as a type of silent protest, but she later revealed who she was. This whole thing all started with her father suggesting that she be the one to write a blog for BBC, but has escalated into something more well voiced. Malala Yousafzai started the Malala Fund and on her 18th birthday opened a school near the Syrian border that can hold more than 200 girls living in informal camps. So, Malala Yousafzai has done so much more than just writing a blog. (“Malala Yousafzai Deserve the Nobel Peace …show more content…
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In 1997, the Taliban made a law banning girls from ages 8 and up from going to school and forced all girl’s learning facilities to be shut down, according to Explora. Some girls still tried to go to school regardless of the Taliban and one of those girls is Malala Yousafzai. Her family did not hide their feelings toward the ban of girls in school to the public, when Malala was twelve she began blogging for the British Broadcasting Corporation about what life was like under the Taliban rule anonymously, and she also campaigned publicly for girls education rights, this enraged the Taliban. As a result, On October 9, 2012 when Malala was riding home from school, her bus was stopped by 2 Taliban members and they fired 3 shots at Malala, thankfully none of them killed her but she was seriously injured by this, as declared by NobelPrize.com. Furthermore, this is not the only harsh rule of the Taliban to women. Women were forced to wear a head-to-toe covering known as a burka, they were not allowed to leave the house without a male, and they made it a rule to publicly stone women who were convicted of adultery, as stated in The Other Side of the Sky, by Farah Ahmedi. Arguably, you can see their was a definite bias in sexes in the Taliban that is very unfair to women
Malala started her heroic journey when she started blogging under a pen name “Gul Makai” how life is with the Taliban for the BBC. She knew that by doing this she was taking a risk, but for her, the risk was worth it if she could get girls to have an education. She was able to go back to school when
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Over three million people have signed her petition, and if this is going this well, Malala will have no problem check this goal off her of do's. Did you know that nearly seventy million children around the world today that cannot get the primary education they need and more than half are girls. ("10 Facts You Don't Know About Girls' Education") This is the reason why Malala Yousafzai is fighting for the rights of education. She wants every child, and every being to be education, at least in a primary stand point. Malala is gaining back life to the world by just using her voice and it is changing the world! She has everything she needs to start the rise of education to all people, such as funding, petition, her voice of reason. For example, according to her speech given to the UN Youth Takeover in 2013, it states in her speech that, " Dear brothers and sisters, we want schools and education for every child's bright future. We will continue our journey to our destination of peace and education for everyone. No one can stop us. We will speak for our rights and we will bring change through our voice. We must believe in the power and the strength of our words. Our words can change the world." ("10 Ways that Malala Yousafzai has Changed the World") Millions of people have heard her well known speech plus with an audience of over five-hundred young education activates during her presentation about her support of education. Videos, books, medias, news, etc. Malala has been heard all around the world by her persuasive speech and everyone wants to be part of the life changing event! It has been proven that words can change the world and
Malala Yousafzai released her memoir, I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban in 2013, recounting her struggles as a schoolgirl oppressed by the Taliban while living in Pakistan. For those who may not be familiar with her story, Malala became an undercover correspondent for BBC at the age of 12, writing about her thoughts on the ongoing war and how the Taliban was frightfully forcing the girls in ...
First, Malala Yousafzai is an inspiring girl who wanted girls to have education. She was innovative and adaptable to speak out. When she was twelve, her school shut down, so
The novel, I Am Malala, written by Malala Yousafzai displays the impact a person can create, despite their age. Malala Yousafzai, a young pakistani girl with the aspirations of achieving educational equality, has inspired millions of people around the world to stand up for their right. Raised from a small village in Swat Valley, she overcame struggles regarding poverty and danger imposed by the taliban due to her standing up for educational equality. Malala has persistently changed the views of people by creating a strong sense of conviction through the utilization of vivid imagery, compelling diction, and empathetic pathos.
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Death threats against her were everywhere, from underneath her door, on her facebook profile, to published in the news papers. Malala continued her activism though, depsite being a target for the taliban. As she continued spreading her message of equality, the taliban unanimously agreed to kill her. On october 9th, 2012, her school bus was held up, and a gunman asked
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Bringing this information to the classroom from a counselor perspective would be done in the developmental lesson and classroom activity. One activity can be, selecting one section of the book “I Am Malala” and asking the students to write their feeling in a form of a poem. These are examples of my own reactions to certain sections of the book. It would be an opportunity to bring awareness to students on how things are different and similar in other parts of the world. I would also like to show the following video to show Malala story to the students because it can be that many do not know who she
Since she was 11 years old, Malala has been writing a blog on the Urdu BBC website to show her hope and determination to become a doctor in spite of her fear against the Taliban. Her story of courageous actions created a big sensation in the public(weird grammar). From then on, she is referred to as a symbol of courage and inspiration for all young women, who want to relish the chance to go to school.
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Malala Yousafzai (n.d.), the youngest person to be nominated for a Noble Peace Prize and education activist stated that:
They wanted everyone to hear that it was a warning. The wanted people to realize that it was warning if someone goes against girls education. The Taliban believed that girls should not get their education. They thought that they should work with their mothers at home. They believed that boys should only get their education, so they can become strong and independent people.